Mr. S. Muthukrishnan, Director

Mr. S. Muthukrishnan holds B.Sc. Degree and a Post Graduate Diploma from Madras Institute of Technology in Automobile Engineering. He is an Industrialist par excellence with exceptional leadership qualities. He has been in Automotive Industry for almost a half a century. He joined the Board of UCAL Fuel Systems Limited in 1985.

He had been the President of Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (now ACMA), Regional Chairman of Association of Indian Engineering Industry (now CII), Vice President of Indo-Sri Lanka Chamber of Commerce & Industry and President of Madras Motor Sports Club.

Mr. Jayakar Krishnamurthy, Chairman and Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Jayakar Krishnamurthy, an NRI holding US citizenship is an MBA in Finance from Duke University, United States of America. With more than 17 years of experience behind him, he is an expert in of Corporate Finance that includes Mergers and Acquisition, Treasury, Taxation and International statutory and legal Compliances. Mr. Jayakar Krishnamurthy is responsible for the complete finances of the whole group including international units.

Mr. V. Sumantran

Mr. V. Sumantran, PhD in Aerospace Engineering and Master’s in Management Technology, is a distinguished visiting professor at IIT, Madras. He has served as President of Automotive Research Association of India and Co-Chairman of the Engineering Services Forum of NASSCOM. He was Executive Director – Passenger Car Business and Engineering Research Centre, Tata Motors Limited. He was also member of the Board of Tata Technologies Inc. He worked in US for 16 years with GM Corporation and then in Europe. He now serves on the Science Advisory Council of the Prime Minister of India and a Scientific Advisor Committee to the Cabinet.

Dr. M. S. Ananth, Director

A Gold Medalist in B.Tech - Chemical Engineering from the AC College of Technology , ME from University of Florida, USA and PhD in Molecular Thermodynamics from the University of Florida, USA. He joined IIT Madras as a faculty in the Department of Chemical Engineering in 1972. He various senior positions before he took over as Director of IIT Madras in 2001. He has been one of the key persons in the preparation of 'The Strategic Plan of IITM - Vision 2010’. He is a Fellow of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers and Indian National Academy of Engineering. He is the Member of the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council and a Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee to the Cabinet.

Mr. S. Natarajan, Director

Mr. S. Natarajan is a Chartered Accountant by Profession and had been practicing for more than 30 years... He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is an expert corporate advisor for leading Indian business Corporations for developing their business strategies, Mergers & Acquisitions, corporate restructuring and re-engineering etc. He has enormous experience in dealing with leading financial institutions such as the Reserve Bank of India, IDBI, IFCI, ICICI, etc. He is also on the Board of some of the major corporate houses viz. Shriram Capital Limited, Shriram Investment Holding Ltd, Binny Ltd, Binny Lorze Ltd, Binny Engineering Ltd and Alpha Energy Systems Ltd.

Mr. K. Muthukumaran, Director

A Nominee Director of Exim Bank since September 2009. Mr. K. Muthukumaran is the Chief General Manager of EXIM Bank. He brings with him rich experience in the Banking sector.

Mr. P. P. R. Rao, Executive Director

Mr. Podila Pandu Ranga Rao, is an Engineering Graduate from Andhra University. He has more than 40 years of experience having associated with leading organizations such as BHEL, English Electric Limited and SRF Nippondenso Ltd, Wipro Limited, Digital Equipment India and Bizworth India Pvt Limited. He has held various senior positions as Chief Works Manager, Chief Manager, General Manager, Chief Executive, Director, Managing Director and Chief Operating officer.